District/School Administration PK-16 Program Support
Educational Technology

Acton-Boxborough

Jim Chase
508-264-4700

Grade Level: Multi

A district that has developed a network infrastructure and uses the technology to support the goals of education reform and professional development activities. Acton-Boxborough is establishing a technology infused environment for teaching and learning for all sutdents, at all age levels, and across all disciplines.

Amherst-Pelham

Nina Koch
413-549-9777

Amherst Regional High School
Grade Level: High School

Transformational Geometry

TRANZ, computer software in transformational geometry, allows students to design their own shapes and then subject those shapes to various transformations by providing appropriate parameter values. Students must gain control over the parameters in order to make the shape do what they want it to do. This problem-solving context puts students in a position where they need fractions and negatives, and thereby builds their understanding of our number system.

Ashburnham-Westminster

Bette Robblee
508-869-2729

JR Briggs
Grade Level: Elementary

Scientific Discovery: An Investigative Journey

Students in grades 3 and 4 take investigative journeys into the world of science and technology. They form cooperative groups and use technology in their study of science to provide background information, conduct research, and publish their work. Technology tools such as CD-ROM, scanners, presentation tools, and Internet research and data sharing are all key components of the program.

Beverly

Ann P. Harney
978-921-6126

Hannah Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

"I am a scientist."

Students use multimedia and database tools to maintain an archive of scientific information they have collected from the nature trails in the woods, and the watershed near their school. They use the Internet to find answers to scientific questions and have developed an e-mail partnership with scientists from the local area to help students with their investigations and to better integrate the use of modern technologies into teaching and learning.

Boston

Jim Samson
617-635-9390

Beethoven Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

www.cyberweavers.kids

A 5th grade classroom that is project based and thematic. The students work in four rotating groups throughout the day. One of these groups is utilizing a computer or the presentation system. Students use the Internet to find primary source material which they share with other groups of students, while teachers share the success of the project via e-mail and an on-line chat room.

Brookline

Jane Manzelli
617-264-6401

Grade Level: Multi

Local and wide area networks connect to classrooms and enable the integration of technology into teaching and learning.

Canton

Jeremiah J. Sullivan
617-821-5070

W. H. Galvin Middle School
Grade Level: Middle School

On-Line Publications

Students use the Internet to publish their own writing. Links to other sites from the projects homepage, provide students with resources and examples of writings in order to engage students and focus them on a tangible, technology related task.

Duxbury

Patricia Roberts
617-934-7650

Duxbury High School
Grade Level: High School

Music Proposal

Students with no previous musical training use MIDI workstations to learn to read, write, and sequence music. Students are actively engaged and receive instant feedback through the sounds they sequence at the work station.

Erving

Michael Lipinski
413-659-3326

Erving Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

Town of Erving Business Directory

Fifth and sixth graders collected information from all businesses in the community to create a web page for every business in the town of Erving.

Fall River

Eileen B. Kelly
508-675-8298

Durfee High School
Grade Level: High School

School & Community Connections through Technology

Students publish a newspaper and literary magazine online. Story books created by World Language students in different languages are given to elementary bilingual classes and area shelters. Students use intensive Internet research components in applied science courses. Students generate shows of interest to students, parents, teachers, and the general community over local cable stations.

Falmouth

Robert Watson
508-540-2200 x356

Falmouth High School
Grade Level: High School

English Computer Integration

Students use technology in their writing program, integrating the teaching of writing and computer skills in a two-hour block. Internet access allows students to access international sites in their studies on World Literature and Global Conflict.

Franklin

Kristin Eickmann
508-541-5263

Davis Thayer Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

Loop to Literacy in Technology

Students use the computer across many subject areas for research, data collection and presentation. A group of 4th and 5th grade students remain together in a technology infused classroom over a period of two years. 5th grade students collected data and created spreadsheets in ClarisWorks. Projects this year enabled students to use the Internet to track weather conditions worldwide in science, and Hyperstudio to create a "living book" in history as well as a multimedia Almanac.

Gloucester

Shayne Trubisz
978-281-9833

Grade Level: Multi

A district-wide technology team provides technology training and professional development to teachers and staff.

Hamilton-Wenham

Alec Wyeth
508-468-8418

Grade Level: Multi

Appropriate funding, team planning, and training have enabled the successful integration of technology into the curriculum in all K through 12 classrooms.

Hampden-Wilbraham

Barbara Knight
413-596-3884

Minnechaug Regional High School
Grade Level: High School

Using Microsoft PowerPoint in the Classroom

Students work in teams, using technology to research and collect data. Multimedia programs and presentation software are then used to present the finished projects in English, Social Studies and Science.

Hudson

Liz Pape
978-567-6118

Hudson High School
Grade Level: High School

Virtual High School

One of thirty schools participating in the Virtual High School program, students in Hudson, will take classes on-line as offered by Virtual High School teachers located at the participating schools across the country. Teachers at Hudson are offering and teaching courses through the Virtual High School this year. These teachers have participated in the Teachers Learning Conference, an on-line course which teachers teachers how to teach on-line.

Ipswich

Luther M. Beal
978-356-5506

Doyon Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

Learning with Technology Team 2000

Students maintain a website and use the Internet for research. The use of Power Point for curriculum related projects enables students to view their work in presentation form and evaluate it through critique and discussion. In addition, the students become teachers, learn to share resources and practice citizenship by instructing Ipswich senior citizens on the classroom's computers.

Medfield

Anne Lawless-Croak
508-359-1402

Dale Street School
Grade Level: Elementary

Integrating Technology Into Classrooms Using a Flexibly Scheduled Library Media Ctr. & BigSix Skills

A flexibly scheduled library program engages all students and teachers in technology training and effective use. With the help of the staff in the Library Media Center, all classroom teachers develop projects that are instructive and challenging for all their students.

Mohawk Trail Regional

Philip O'Reilly
413-337-5307

Heath Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

School-wide Multimedia Projects

Four computers in every classroom enable teachers to use technology as a learning tool to enhance many of the curricular lessons they teach. Children learn multimedia and page layout skills in addition to improving their writing skills through the creation of newsletters, newspapers, and final drafts of their creative works.

Needham

Linda Conneely
781-455-0471

Grade Level: Multi

Technology Tools for All Teachers

Summer Tech Camps in Needham provide staff development in technology and focus on the integration of technology in the K-12 classroom. Needham's Technology Expo in the spring of 1996 presented many successful examples of technology integration to the community.

Newton

Barbara Selvitella
617-552-7608

Grade Level: Multi

"Just-in-Time" Professional Development

Professional Development assists teachers in upgrading their skills so they may be in a position to use technology in a meaningful way to enhance teaching and learning and promote the integration of Curriculum Frameworks standards into the curriculum. A Mobile Technology Training Lab is a new strategy to make training more accessible.

North Andover

Robert Parker
978-794-3144

Grade Level: Multi

Cuuriculum Database

A Curriculum Database has been created for PreK-12 teachers and Cuuriculum Development Committees to aid them in developing daily, weekly, and monthly lesson plans that correlate with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Teachers can access this database from their desks or teacher resource areas.

Reading

Marcia Grant
781-944-1236 x155
781-944-1236 x148

Parker Middle School
Grade Level: Middle School

Multimedia, The Internet, and World Languages

French students communicate with students in France and exchange sound, image and text files through E-mail. Students learn French and learn to publish to the Internet at the same time. The Internet is used to access information on France, Canada, and Switzerland both in English and in French. Students used the Internet to get information on Montreal before a school trip to Quebec. Hyperstudio was later used to create a multimedia memory of the trip.

Rockport

Cheryl B. Sullivan
978-546-1220

Rockport Elementary School
Grade Level: Elementary

Word Problems Come Alive

Multimedia is used to help students visualize and pantomime word problems to solve them mathematically. Multimedia is also used to record and assess student work.

Somerville

James Teixeira
617-625-6600 x6500

East Somerville Community School
Grade Level: Elementary

Extended Day Telecommunications and Multimedia

An extended day program enables students to use the internet for research and learning at the same time that technologically experienced staff provide training to less technologically experienced staff.

Southern Berkshire Regional

Paul W. O'Brien
413-229-8734 x163

Grade Level: Multi

Techniques for integrating technology into the classroom and life of the school emphasize teacher involvement, motivation, and training.

Springfield

Audrey E. Ostrowski
413-787-7075

Margaret C. Ells School
Grade Level: Elementary

Our Fifty States

Students use technology to research, contribute, share, and compile data from a range of sources. Eighteen different software resources provide word processing, database management, map making, and the creation of spreadsheets and timelines. The project integrates reading, writing, math, science, and social studies, investigating the connections within the curriculum.

Sutton

Ellen Moynihan
508-865-4888

Sutton Junior/Senior High School
Grade Level: Middle School

The Littles on Tour

"The Littles on Tour" is an interdisciplinary unit where a family of "little people" (Playmobil toys) go on tour around the world--via host families--and send back pictures of the places they've been. The students use the Internet to follow the exploration and to answer questions that arise along the way, such as statistics on health issues, weather and topographical features, and latitude and longitude of the places visited by the Littles.

Sutton

Michael Whittier
508-865-6481

Sutton High School
Grade Level: High School

Technology, Community, and the Social Studies Classroom

A Geographic Information Systems lab facilitates an interdisciplinary school to work unit which teaches the skills necessary in and explores the careers of surveying, real estate marketing, and construction. In addition, history classes use Internet and multimedia resources to enhance their understanding of history and to develop projects.

Wareham

Christy Gunnels
508-291-3510 x737

Wareham High School
Grade Level: High School

Visual Design, Fine Arts Department

The use of technology has enabled multiple and flexible instructional practices in the teaching of Fine Arts. Students use a variety of multimedia software to capture, create, and manipulate images. They create electronic portfolios, traditional paper portfolios, the Wareham Arts Newsletter, the Wareham Fine Arts Internet Homepage, and individual student initiatives developed through Independent Study projects.

Watertown

Sally Dias
617-926-7740

Grade Level: Multi

Technology enhances the instructional process and student learning ability throughout the district. Technology is a routine part of the curriculum.

Westford

Anne Marie Marcella
508-692-5580

Abbot School
Grade Level: Elementary

Living in Harmony with the Environment

Students participate in a number of projects that involve collecting and analyzing data concerning environmental issues and sharing them over the Internet, creating multimedia books on chosen topics, and participating in a sea voyage via the Internet to study the cultures of the countries visited.

Williamsburg

Andy Stenson
413-268-8421

Grade Level: Multi

A school district that emphasizes the application of technology to teaching, learning, and administration. The school features two school buildings one of which is networked allowing information to flow between classrooms, labs, and offices. Williamsburg has a computer lab, complete high speed internet access from every computer, a full time technology specialist, and has devoted considerable time to developing creative ways to integrate technology across the curriculum.